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Also, many of them are “the best” under the right food conditions. Their is no one sauce to rule them all

Tabasco for eggs, hamburger helper/tuna helper, bloody Marys, and any Cajun gumbo/jambalaya, creole.

Sriracha for anything Asian.

This should be moved to food and bev, but if I could only have one forever it would be Sriracha. Second pick would be Valentina.

1 hour ago, SquishMitten said:

Also, many of them are “the best” under the right food conditions. Their is no one sauce to rule them all

"Fit for purpose" as you law dogs would say, but I agree.

That said, if pressed for one for general use, it's the OG-- Tabasco. I like the standalone taste of Cholula the best, though, and can and sometimes do sip it straight from the bottle between bites, but that's why it will never play in the major leagues when I'm feeling frisky when ole Scoville 

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I tried that stuff and gave it away. Way too salty.

If we are advocating for stuff not on the list I’ll submit Secret Aardvark.

Franks for buffalo wings.  Crystal for collard greens.  Sriracha for Asian food.

Fuck Texas Pete - made in North Carolina.

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Correct. Several of the Marie Sharp’s sauces are better than any in the OP. Reminds me, I need to re-up on the habanero one.

For everyday usage, you can't beat the coverage of the Secret Aardvark red and green combo. A little thicker than most of the pictured varieties, but if we're staying in that range, then nearly any of Marie Sharp's offerings are also better than almost everything listed. 

I don't think that Sriracha belongs among the pictured choices. 

I like both Cholula and Louisiana.  I'm a very simple man. 

As stated above, there is no one sauce for everything.  OG Cholula, green Cholula, OG Tabasco, green Tabasco, El Yucateco Rojo, and El Yucateco Verde all have their place.  May as well ask what is your favorite golf club.

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McIllheny original red Tabasco.  All the rest are posers and Johnny come latelys.....fight me mofos.

I'm not sure that there is a bit of difference between Crystal or Louisiana -- I like them both.  Jalapeno or Chipotle versions are the only Tabasco products that I buy.

valentina on anything mexican.  crystal is my usual louisiana style.  lao gan ma for asian stuff. 

Those are all damn tasty in their own way, but for grilled chicken (and a side of batatas fritas) give me a piri-piri from Mozambique or Portugal. 😋

I celebrate the entire catalog, but I typically have a bottle of Tabasco in my glove box. Although sometimes it is Cholula (better on potato chips).

csb when I was in the oil field I became notorious when one of my crew asked if I had any hot sauce in my truck and I replied, "What kind?" /csb

Brazilians in general don’t eat spicy food but most “lanchonetes” will have Tabasco like sauce on the table. But this last time I was down there we went to some fancy restaurant and they had a hot sauce I hadn’t tried. It was yellow so I am pretty sure it was pimenta de cheiro (Capsicum chinense). It had good flavor and a nice kick. Need to see if I can find some here.

23 hours ago, CooterBrown said:

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This stuff is great, I need to order some more soon.  Also it’s actual smoked habaneros and not liquid smoke. 
 

The Baron’s scotch bonnet pepper sauce is really good. It’s got the heat of habanero with a more citrus taste.  

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I tried that stuff and gave it away. Way too salty.

If we are advocating for stuff not on the list I’ll submit Secret Aardvark.

You should try it again. I’ve never found it to be overly salty. Maybe it was a bad batch.

Gator Hammock for me. Had it at Firehouse & fell in love. Closest available to me is Bass Peo.

 

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18 hours ago, SHOOTER12 said:

McIllheny original red Tabasco.  All the rest are posers and Johnny come latelys.....fight me mofos.

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OG Tabasco has too much of a vinegar component for universal application.  Sour just doesn't work for over easy eggs.  Cholula easily outshines here. 

I feel like hot sauce should be at least habanero strength or close to it. Otherwise you are just putting colored vinegar on your food.

34 minutes ago, Guadaloopy said:

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OG Tabasco has too much of a vinegar component for universal application.  Sour just doesn't work for over easy eggs.  Cholula easily outshines here. 

Boooo, you must be a commie, lol

9 minutes ago, Patricio Swayze said:

Otherwise you are just putting colored vinegar on your food.

You say that like it's a bad thing!

Let's have a moment of silence for Player's. 

They had Tabasco by the ketchup and napkins.  I'd soak my combo burger with the stuff.

3 hours ago, Guadaloopy said:

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OG Tabasco has too much of a vinegar component for universal application.  Sour just doesn't work for over easy eggs.  Cholula easily outshines here. 

Agree. I’d go further-I don’t eat Tabasco at all. It’s not good.

36 minutes ago, gofuckyourself said:

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Won’t lie I like the Fire and Diablo but I can’t imagine it going good with anything but Taco Bell food.  

Y’all eat Taco Bell? I get it if you are under 25.

It’s been 20 years since I have eaten that shit.

Cue the “it’s awesome at 2am when you are hammered”.

46 minutes ago, Patricio Swayze said:

Y’all eat Taco Bell? I get it if you are under 25.

It’s been 20 years since I have eaten that shit.

Cue the “it’s awesome at 2am when you are hammered”.

I’m a hidden nacho Doritos locos tacos fan on occasion, what can I say.  Those trashy things are tastes with some Diablo sauce.  

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4 hours ago, Guadaloopy said:

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OG Tabasco has too much of a vinegar component for universal application.  Sour just doesn't work for over easy eggs.  Cholula easily outshines here. 

That's fair.  The vinegar component is a major selling point for me and why I like it the best.

1 minute ago, TwiceHorn said:

That's fair.  The vinegar component is a major selling point for me and why I like it the best.

Yes.  Please don’t get me wrong… with the right dish, Tabasco is great.  A bowl of black-eyed peas is made perfect with Tabasco.  One of the best salads I have ever had was a caesar salad with Tabasco mixed into the dressing.  It’s just not a universal solution for every hot sauce situation.  

5 minutes ago, Guadaloopy said:

Yes.  Please don’t get me wrong… with the right dish, Tabasco is great.  A bowl of black-eyed peas is made perfect with Tabasco.  One of the best salads I have ever had was a caesar salad with Tabasco mixed into the dressing.  It’s just not a universal solution for every hot sauce situation.  

Yeah, my introduction to hot sauce was via Tabasco and the homemade stuff with vinegar over peppers and that still kind of informs my usage of hot sauce.  I put it on a lot more stuff than I used to, but it's mostly Tabasco and Sriracha, and both have the -- for me -- expected vinegary kick to them.  And, if I can't use Tabasco or Sriracha in their expected applications, I find most of the other disappointing.

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4 hours ago, Patricio Swayze said:

I feel like hot sauce should be at least habanero strength or close to it. Otherwise you are just putting colored vinegar on your food.

Sometimes you want to add a dash of vinegar to a dish and hot sauce can fill that bill. But yeah, habanero is my minimum for feeling any kind of kick. My tolerance has increased steadily over the years. I’m ready to look for a good scorpion sauce because ghost isn’t really doing it for me anymore. But I absolutely love the flavor of habanero. I grow my own in the summertime. I can eat them raw. I dry them and grind them and shake that on everything.

This was my favorite hot sauce, just Red Savina habanero mash and vinegar, but the guy sold the company and they don’t make it anymore.

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This is another good one that’s made locally. If you like Chipotle Tabasco, this blows that away. It’s great on BBQ.

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55 minutes ago, Wally Pryor said:

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This stuff is awesome. It’s not the hottest but it tastes incredible. And it’s a small bottle that I can carry in my coat pocket. I go through a lot of it and buy several bottles at a time because I only know of one store that carries it. 

1 hour ago, Patricio Swayze said:

Y’all eat Taco Bell? I get it if you are under 25.

It’s been 20 years since I have eaten that shit.

Cue the “it’s awesome at 2am when you are hammered”.

And leaving your old lady a satisfied wreck at Motel 6 up off I-45 and 2920. 

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